Bearing plate for rail anchors



July 10, 1928.

B. M. CHENEY BEARING PLATE FORBAIL ANGHORS Filed Sept. 5, 1927 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 10, 1928.

, BYRON M. GHENEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINoIs. I

" gel-ammo PLATE non RAI ANCHORS.

f Application filed September 3, 1927. Serial No. 217,432.

. This invention relates to means for protecting railway ties from thewearing effect of rail anchors and has for one vobject the provision ofmeans for preventing the rail anchor from abrading the face of thetle.

A'further object is the provision of means for receiving the pressure ofthe rail anchor and preventing the pressure from being transmitted tothe rail spikes. Other objects and advantages will appear from thefollowing description. I d

The invention isexemplified in; the com.- bination and "arrangement ofparts shown in the accompanying drawings and described in .thefollowingspecification, and itis more particularly pointed out; in. the appendedclaims.-

Inthe drawings I r v Fig. 1- isan elevation of a portion of. a railwayrail showing the present invention applied thereto, the railway tiebeing shown in. section; r

Fig. 2 is a section on 1i1 1e 2 2of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a perspective Viewof the bearing plate shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

F igs, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. and lOare all perspec- 'tive views "of modifiedforms of bearing plates. a ,7 i Y The railway tie 11, shown in Figs. 1and 2 is provided with the usual tie plate 12 which supports the rail 13and through which the spikes 14: are driven for securing therail tothetie. A rail anchor 15 of any suitable or approved form is clamped tothe rail 13 for preventingjlongitudinal vmovementof the rail upon itssupporting ties. A bearing plate 16 is interposed'between the anchor 15and the lateral face of the tie 11 to prevent the rail' anchor; fromabrading the face of the tie where it engages, the same.

In the present practice wherearail anchor is permitted to bear againstthe lateral face of the tie, the relative movement of the railand tiesoon wearsaway' the wood fibers so that the anchor eitherbecomes"ineffective or engages the edges of the tieplate. Where theanchor contacts with the tie plate, pressure exerted thereby istransmitted to the tie plate and throughthe tie plate to the spike s.This has a tendency to loosen the spikes so thatthey become ineffectivefor holding the rail in place. This thrust against the track spikes hasthe effect of en .is large.

larging the spike holes, thus permittingwater and moisture to enter theuntreated ce'nter of the tracktie and acceleratingthe decay of the tie.It'often also causes splitting off the track ties and because of thepulling elfecton the spikes necessitates frequent re-d'riving' ofspikesone ofthe causes of so called spike killed ties. I It also has theeffect ofkeeping thetie plate loose on the tie which accelerates themechanical i wear of they tie. Under present practice the rail anchormoving upward anddownw'ard with the wave motion of, the rail under mefic, tends to out and weartheftrack tie; A wide bearing surface on the'f lateral face of the rail anchor is of little service in overcomingthis evil for the reasongthat there is-a' certain amount of. verticalmovement of the rail relative to the tie and this vertical movement willwear away the. fiber. of the wood even though the bearingsurfaceIncreasing the bearing surface merely, postpones for a short time theevil day when the anchor will reach the edgeof the tie plate. 1 Toprovide a flange on theltie plate arranged to extend between the tie andthe rail anchor also fails to 'overcomeffthe difliculty for ifthe flangeisrigid with the tieplate, the pressure against the'flange will be,transmitted to the spikes because the metal of theftieplate forms.a'more rigid strut for transmitting the forceto the spikes 7 than doesthe wood against which the flange would rest. Furthermore, any shrinkingor wearing ofthe tie between'the plate'and spike would transfer thepressure from the tie to the spike. 1

In the present invention, thefbearing plate 16 is entirely separate bothfrom. the rail anchor and thetie plate. The plate maybe heldin place ina n-umberof different ways the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 beingprovided with a laterally extending relatively' thin flange 17 which isdriven between the tie plate 12 and the upper face of the tie, as shownin Fig. 1. The fian'ge 17 may be driven in until the plate 16'bears-tightly against thelateral face of thejt-ie. The an-. chor 17 isthen placed in position closely against the bearing plate 16 sov thatthe bear-v ing plate is retained in place and the rail anchor isprovidedwith a metalb'earing surface which transmits ltspressureto thesurface of the tie without interfering With the tie plate or spikes. Anyabrasion caused by the movement of the rail will be borne by thesurface; of .tlie bearin plate, thus fpro tecting the face of the "tieiroin wear.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig;

4, the laterally projecting flang 18 is made narrow so that it forms anarrow tongue to be inserted between the tie' plate and tie. Thispermits a larger range-of lateral adjustment transversely ofthe railthan "does the broader flange shown in Fig. 3. In'some forms "of railanchors, it'is desirable to have e be Pl t e en b y n h a s flangeof therail in the directionot "the length of the tie; The comparatively na'r-jrow tongue 18 of the'f ormshowninFig.4

will permit the" bearing plate to eXten dbeybnd the rail flange ateitherv side ofthe rail; In the form of the inventionshown in igi 5, thebearing plate 16 isfprovidedwith spaced tongues 1 9 "lVith thisfor'm ofthe invention, the tongues may be driven on op p ses/ides Q a pike at if he ai pbsi ion ne' he r s" P e at 2s side of the rail flange andproviding a firin attachment because of the two tongues ex tending"between the tie 'plateand the tie.

In" the forinfof the invention shoWnin F g-" he bea in'gpl 16. is p d dwith laterally projectingfspikes orteeth 20 which may be, driven intothelate ral faces of the tie atany position desired, thus holding thebearing plate'against the faceof the tie at F -1th? be ngpl i e 6 isprov de fli the most convenient positionflf o-r the particularrailanchor with which it is usedg' c In the form of theinvention shown in 5la ly'pr i tig ea 21 h v ng openi 22 therein through whichspiltes ornails nia y driven into the face of the tie fdr'lioldthe 'beari'ng platein position? These ears may projectat opposite sides of -the 11 0facilitate'easy insertion of he sp kes through theopenings 22. i

form of he vention shown in 8 issimilar to that shown in Fig. 3 exceptthat the bearing plate 16 is inazde'thinner for engaging the railanchor;

Thefbeariffgplate shown in'Fig. 9is similar'to that shown in Fig; 7except thatit is provided with apro-jecting rib 23 similar to that sFig. s,

and is provided with a projecting rib 23 bearing'plate shoWn'inFig. lQis similar to that shown in Fig. 6 but provided walla bearing at aa;

' 1 The combination with a railway tie, a

tie plate, a rail supported said tie plate, and 'a' rail anchor attachedto said rail,"of a bearing plate formed'separately from said tie plateand anchorand interposed between said rail anchor and tie, i

2. The combination with a railway tie, a

tie plate, a rail supported on said tie plate, and a rail anchorattached to said rail, of a bearing plate formed separately from saidtie plate and rail anchor and interposed between said rail anchorandtie, and means for attaching said bearing plate to said tie. 3. Thecombination with a rallway tie, a tie plate resting on said tie, a railsupported on said'ti'e ..plate, vspikes extending through said tie platefor holding'said rail to said tie,"and arail'anclior attached to saidrail, of a bearing plate interposed, between said r'ail' anchor and tie,and means {fer-supporting said bearing plate on 'said' tie independ'ently tie-plate and frefrom' said sPi kBs."

said tie plate, spikes extending through openingsin said ti'epla'te intosaid 'tie and 4. The combination with a railway tiefa tie platerestingon said" tie, a rail supported engaging"-said "rail, and" a-rail-fjanchor clampedto said rail, of" afbearing pl'ate to said rail,of 'a"b eariiig 'plate' interposed between said tie-and rail anchor,said bearing plate having a laterally projecting flange thereonextending between the upper surface ot'said tie and said-tie plate.

6. The combination with rail-way tie, 'a

tie plate, resting thereon, a rail supported by said tieiplate', and arail' anchor 'a-ttached to said rail, of a bearing plate interposedbetween said rail anchor and the lateral face curing saidbearing'plate'i'n position'against i of said'ti e'and'having a laterallyexte ding flange thereon extending substantially the full length ofs'aidb'aring'plate and projecting laterallytherefromibetween said tie.iind'tie plate.

7; The 'coihbination withfa rai ay tie, a I

rail mounted thereon, and a "rail anchor secured to said rail, 'ofa'bearlng plate interosed betwee'n'sald tle andra l anchor' a'nd a ving''ineanstliereon foreuga ing said tie us I to maintain said bearingpla-tein position.

8; The combination withalfraiflway'tie, a rail supported by's'aidtie,an'd rail anchor clamped-to said-r2111, of a bearing plateinterpose'd between said tie and rail'an'chor, said bearing, platehaving a laterally extending tongueexte'nding overthe upper surfaceofisaid tie'for supporting said'bea'ring plate. 7'

9. The combination with a rai1way tie, a

tie plate on'said tie,a"rai-l supported by said tie plate, and a railanchor attached to said rail, of a bearing plate "interposed betweensaid tie and rail anchor and having "spaced laterally projectingtonguesengaging the upper surface of said tie to support said bearing plate. V

10. The combination with a railway tie, a

rail supported by said tie, and a rail anchor 5 attached to said rail,of a bearing plate in-' terposed between said rail-anchor and tie, saidbearing plate havlng a1 projecting rib anchor.

In'testimony whereof I have signed my 10 name to this specification "on'this 1st day of September, A; D. 1927.

B. M. CHENEY.

